Luise Fong Explained

Luise Fong
Birth Place:Sandakan, Malaysia
Nationality:New Zealand, Malaysia
Known For:painting
Birth Name:Luise Tet Fong
Alma Mater:University of Auckland
Style:Abstract paintings

Luise Fong (born 1964) is a Malaysian-born New Zealand artist.[1]

Fong was born in Sandakan, Malaysia in 1964 and moved to New Zealand as a child. In 1983 she began studying textile design at Wellington Polytechnic. In 1986 she was accepted into Elam School of Fine Arts at the University of Auckland, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in print-making in 1989.[2]

Between 1993 and 1994 Fong worked as a junior lecturer at Elam School of Fine Arts. In 1994 she was the artist-in-residence at the Victorian College of the Arts at the University of Melbourne and in the same year was the joint winner (with Bill Hammond) of the Visa Gold Art Award. In 1995 Fong moved to Melbourne and lived and worked there until 2001, when she was appointed lecturer in painting at Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland. She remained there until 2005.

Fong's work has been included in several important international exhibitions, including Cultural Safety: Contemporary Art from New Zealand, Frankfurter Kunstverein, 1995 and Trans/fusion: Hong Kong artists' exchange, Hong Kong Arts Centre and Auckland Art Gallery, 1996.

Fong has held a number of residency positions; in 1995 she was an artist-in-residence at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery,[3] and in 1999 she was the Visiting Artist at the University of Canterbury.[4] In 2008 she was resident artist at the Colin McCahon House in Auckland.[5] [6]

In 2020, Fong discovered a missing painting by Dame Louise Henderson, in Mount Albert Grammar School. Fong attended a function event, and was given a tour of their G J Moyal Collection. Art Galleries throughout Auckland and Christchurch were trying to locate April from The "Twelve Months" series for the exhibition Louise Henderson: From Life. Fong recognised the style and suspected it could be the missing painting, which it turned out to be.[7] [8]

Collections

Her work is held in numerous private and major public collections throughout New Zealand, including Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa,[9] Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki,[10] Chartwell Trust Collection,[11] Dunedin Public Art Gallery,[12] Govett-Brewster Art Gallery,[13] Christchurch Art Gallery,[14] Te Manawa Museum,[15] University of Auckland Art Collection,[16] Fletcher Trust Collection,[17] McCahon House Trust Collection,[18] University of Canterbury Art Collection,[19] and Dame Jenny Gibbs Collection.[20]

Selected Awards

Selected Residencies

Selected solo exhibitions[27]

Selected group exhibitions[31]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Luise Fong: Universe . live . https://archive.today/20230125224128/https://christchurchartgallery.org.nz/exhibitions/luise-fong-universe . 25 January 2023 . 24 May 2018 . Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū.
  2. News: 3 September 2015 . Luise Fong . en-US . Antoinette Godkin Gallery . dead . 24 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220124235510/https://antoinettegodkin.co.nz/luise-fong/ . 24 January 2022.
  3. Web site: Residencies - Aotearoa / New Zealand and International Artists in Residence . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220925180251/https://govettbrewster.com/about/residencies . 25 September 2022 . 24 May 2018 . Govett-Brewster Art Gallery - Len Lye Centre . Luise Fong (Malaysia/NZ), 1995.
  4. Web site: 20 August 1999 . Evocative abstract images at the Annex Universe: Recent Paintings by Luise Fong . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220815213628/http://archived.ccc.govt.nz/MediaReleases/1999/RecentPaintingsbyLuiseFong.asp . 15 August 2022 . 24 May 2018 . Christchurch City Council.
  5. Web site: Luise Fong McCahon House Artists Residency . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190702205335/https://mccahonhouse.org.nz/Residency/MeettheArtists/LuiseFong.aspx . 2 July 2019 . 24 May 2018 . McCahon House . en-NZ.
  6. Web site: 2011 . Tree House: McCahon House Residency Five Years On . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230125233206/https://www.teuru.org.nz/whats-on/calendar/tree-house-mccahon-house-residency-five-years-on/ . 25 January 2023 . 25 January 2023 . Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery . en-US.
  7. Web site: 2024-07-09 . Chance high school visit solves 40-year-old art world mystery . 2024-07-09 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
  8. Web site: Hepburn . Graham . 2020-07-30 . 'Missing' painting on display . 2024-07-09 . Mount Albert Grammar School . en-US.
  9. Web site: Loading... Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa . 2023-08-19 . collections.tepapa.govt.nz.
  10. Web site: Luise Fong . 2023-08-19 . Auckland Art Gallery . en.
  11. Web site: Chartwell . Luise Fong . 2023-08-19 . The Chartwell Project . en-US.
  12. Web site: Bodywork . 2023-08-19 . Dunedin Public Art Gallery . en-US.
  13. Web site: Collection Item Govett-Brewster Art Gallery Len Lye Centre . 2023-08-19 . govettbrewster.com . en-NZ.
  14. Web site: Search . 2023-08-19 . christchurchartgallery.org.nz.
  15. Web site: Vulgar Planet VI . 2024-07-09 . Te Manawa Online Collection . en.
  16. Web site: Art Collection > Search Results . 2023-08-19 . artcollection.auckland.ac.nz.
  17. Web site: FONG, Luise . 2023-08-19 . The Fletcher Trust Collection . en.
  18. Web site: Luise Fong McCahon House . 2024-07-09 . mccahonhouse.org.nz . en.
  19. Web site: Library . University of Canterbury . Small Orbit 4 . 2023-08-19 . kohika.canterbury.ac.nz . en-nz.
  20. Web site: Bergman Gallery announce representation of Luise Fong . 2024-07-09 . Artnow . en.
  21. Web site: Chartwell . Luise Fong . 2023-09-26 . The Chartwell Project . en-US.
  22. Web site: 2020-07-05 . REview - Luise Fong . 2023-09-26 . Eventfinda . en.
  23. Web site: Luise Fong McCahon House . 2023-09-26 . mccahonhouse.org.nz . en.
  24. Web site: Luise Fong: Universe . 2023-09-26 . christchurchartgallery.org.nz.
  25. Web site: Chartwell . Luise Fong . 2023-09-26 . The Chartwell Project . en-US.
  26. Web site: Luise Fong . 2023-09-26 . Asian Aotearoa Arts Huì . en-US.
  27. Web site: Artfull - Luise Fong - Aotearoa New Zealand artist . 2023-09-20 . Artfull . en.
  28. Web site: Roy Good, Luise Fong, NorthArt Artsdiary 3347 . 2023-09-20 . www.artsdiary.co.nz.
  29. Web site: Luise Fong, Antoinette Godkin Art House Artsdiary 2720 . 2023-09-20 . artsdiary.co.nz.
  30. Web site: Jonathan Smart Gallery . 2023-09-21 . www.jonathansmartgallery.com.
  31. Web site: Artfull - Luise Fong - Aotearoa New Zealand artist . 2023-09-21 . Artfull . en.
  32. Web site: Belonging: Stories of Contemporary New Zealand Asian Artists . 2024-07-09 . artguide.artforum.com . en-US.
  33. Web site: "ABSTRAXT" at NorthArt Artsdiary 4087a . 2024-07-09 . artsdiary.co.nz.
  34. Web site: 2024-05-11 . A feast for the eyes: Umukai transports viewers to the Cook Islands . 2024-07-09 . Cook Islands News . en.
  35. Web site: Horizon . 2023-09-21 . Artforum . en-US.
  36. Web site: A Place to call Home 15 June - 8 July 2023 - Overview . 2023-08-18 . Bergman Gallery . en.
  37. Web site: A Place To Call Home - Contemporary New Zealand Asian Art . 2023-08-18 . Artnow . en.
  38. Web site: Bodywork . 2023-08-18 . Dunedin Public Art Gallery . en-US.
  39. Web site: PAINTING: ONE . 2023-09-20 . Two Rooms . en-US.
  40. Web site: Cultural Safety: Contemporary Art from New Zealand - . 2023-08-18 . citygallery.org.nz . en.
  41. Web site: Luise Fong: Universe . 2023-09-21 . christchurchartgallery.org.nz.
  42. Web site: Luise Fong: Universe . 2023-09-21 . christchurchartgallery.org.nz.

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